MPG_REF SAP (Mapping: Reference) Structure details
Description: Mapping: Reference
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
MPG_REF is a standard SAP Structure so does not store data like a database table does. It can be used to define the fields of other actual tables or to process "Mapping: Reference" Information within sap ABAP programs.
This is done by declaring abap internal tables, work areas or database tables based on this Structure. These can then be used to store and process the required data appropriately.
i.e. DATA: wa_MPG_REF TYPE MPG_REF.
The MPG_REF table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Mapping: Reference data available in SAP. These include NUMB (Natural Number), NAME (Proxy Generation: Interface ID), NAMESPACE (Proxy Generation: External Namespace), TYPE (Mapping Type).. See below for full list along with technical details, documentation, text table, check tables, foreign key relationships, conversion routines, relevant tcodes and example ABAP select code etc. .
Delivery Class:Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Cannot Be Enhanced
SAP MPG_REF structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary
Field | Description | Data Element | Data Type | length (Dec) | Check table | Conversion Routine | Domain Name | MemoryID | SHLP |
GUID | GUID in 'RAW' format | GUID_16 | RAW | 16 | SYSUUID | ||||
NUMB | Natural Number | INT4 | INT4 | 10 | INT4 | ||||
NAME | Proxy Generation: Interface ID | PRX_INTFID | CHAR | 120 | AIT_INTF | ||||
NAMESPACE | Proxy Generation: External Namespace | PRX_NSPCE | CHAR | 255 | SAI_NSPCE | PRX_NAMESPACE | |||
TYPE | Mapping Type | MPG_TYPE | CHAR | 20 | |||||
MAPTYPE | Mapping Type | MPG_TYPE | CHAR | 20 | |||||
PROG | Mapping Program | MPG_PROG | CHAR | 180 | MPG_PROG | ||||
REF | GUID in 'RAW' format | GUID_16 | RAW | 16 | SYSUUID |
Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure MPG_REF using ABAP code?
As MPG_REF is a database structure and not a table it does not store any data in the SAP data dictionary. The ABAP SELECT statement is therefore not appropriate and can not be performed on MPG_REF as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table MPG_REF
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about MPG_REF and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects